Spring blooms shade Antarctic ice shelves, causing them to melt 7% more slowly than they would if they were surrounded by clear, bloomless waters.
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The Many Adventures of Nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean
New research reviews how our atmosphere’s most abundant element cycles through the Arctic Ocean—and how climate change could affect the process.
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As the River Flows the Colors Sparkle
Diving into the science behind river color and its relationship with flow.
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Introducing the New Editor-in-Chief of the ESS Open Archive
Learn about the person taking the helm of the Earth and Space Science Open Archive and their vision for the coming years.
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The Open Ocean, Aerosols, and Every Other Breath You Take
Phytoplankton and other marine plants produce half of Earth’s atmospheric oxygen and have big effects on food webs and climate. To do so, they rely on nutrients from the sky that are hard to quantify.
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New Satellite Will Help NASA Keep PACE with Earth Systems
Color and light measurements will help scientists better assess how our oceans and atmosphere interact.
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Nutrients at Depth Can Be Uplifted by the Kuroshio Large Meander
Aperiodic, southward deflection of the Kuroshio, a.k.a. the Kuroshio large meander, uplifts the nutrients in deep layers to induce offshore phytoplankton bloom.
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Arctic Warming Triggers Abrupt Ecosystem Shift in North America’s Deepest Lake
Great Slave Lake’s huge cold water mass shielded it from impacts of the rapidly warming climate—until now.
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Arctic Ice Loss Could Shorten Winter Feeding Time for Zooplankton
The Arctic’s thinning sea ice allows more light to penetrate deeper into the ocean, holding zooplankton far beneath the surface.
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Winds Clear Sea Ice Through Fertile Arctic Waters
The North Water polynya might not be as dependent on a sea ice bridge as previously thought, but not everyone is convinced.